Explosion rocks Gweru Police Station

A SUSPECTED anti-tank mine exploded at Gweru Rural Police Station on Thursday, shattering windows of buildings and wind shields of several vehicles parked nearby.

According to a leaked police internal memo gleaned by Southern Eye, at around 10am, Master Ndirwo (46), a general hand at ZRP Gweru Rural Police Station, was burning litter in a rubbish pit near the perimeter fence of the station.

At around 2:45pm, Ndirwo went to put out the fire that had spread out off the pit towards the fence.

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